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Reggae In Wonderland
Lloyd Charmers
Release
‘Soul Revivers in the Vaults of Hit Sound, Vol. 1’ - LP compilation out 13 November on Acid Jazz/Roots label
Following the release of their acclaimed album ‘Holding It Down’, Soul Revivers compile this special compilation for our Roots label, showcasing the work of roots and dancehall pioneer U Brown and his Hit Sound label. Huford Brown, under his performing name U Brown, was one of…
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Boris Gardiner Advert
One of Jamaica's most celebrated performers, the legendary Boris Gardiner has enjoyed a recording career spanning over 60 years, initially performing with The Rhythm Aces vocal group before becoming...
The Cool Operator
Delroy Wilson
In Reggae Time
Various Artists
Tribal War
Little Roy
Funk The Reggae Beat
Various Artists
Interviews
AUGUSTUS PABLO interview in NME - 11th October 1986...
40 years ago today - AUGUSTUS PABLO interview in NME - 11th October 1986...
Funky Jamaica
Prince Buster
Dubs From the Foundation
Various Artists
The Volcano Dancehall Albums Collection
Various Artists
Roots Showcase
Sugar Minott
Review
Bob Marley and Burning Spear in Melody Maker - September 25, 1976...
50 years ago today - Bob Marley and burningspearmusic in Melody Maker - September 25, 1976...
Wadada Magic
Suns Of Arqa
Studio One Records Dub Plate Special Box Set
Various Artists
Photography
Mutt & Jeff Sound System - Jamaica, 1950s - 1960s
“MIGHTY SIMPSON interview by Jim Dooley I knew when I started to prepare for this interview that I could only hope to scratch the surface on the long career of the Mighty Diamonds. To do a complete job, a very large book would be required. As they have recorded countless songs for a variety of producers over the years, I decided that when I spoke to Bunny (the telephone conversation took place May 13, 1997), I would ask him about some of those producers - some well known and some not so well”
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Review
Bob Marley album review in NME dated 29th September, 1979...
Bob Marley album review in NME dated 29th September, 1979...
Photography
TREASURE ISLE: THE STUDIO ABOVE A LIQUOR STORE THAT GAVE ROCKSTEADY ITS SOUND
Release
New LP/CD edition of Desmond Dekker’s Essential Artist Collection
A closer look at the new edition of Desmond Dekker’s Essential Artist Collection, coming to celebrate #NationalAlbumDay. 🎶 Out on 17th October, this new edition is available on black vinyl and CD, bringing together some of the most essential tracks from one of Jamaica’s pioneeri…
The Observer Roots Albums Collection
Various Artists
Love Jah (Rastafari Anthems From The Roots Era)
Various Artists
Black Heart Man
Prince Jazzbo
Floating Around In The Sun
Invaders
Sunshine Dubs & Versions
Delroy Wilson
Advert
ROCKERS - Smash Opening Today at 3 Theatres - The Daily Gleaner - September 26, 1979...
ROCKERS - Smash Opening Today at 3 Theatres - The Daily Gleaner - September 26, 1979...
Review
The "Dream Concert" with Third World, The Wailers and Stevie Wonder reviewed in The Daily Gleaner dated October 7, 1975...
The "Dream Concert" with Third World, The Wailers and Stevie Wonder reviewed in The Daily Gleaner dated October 7, 1975...
Presents Confusion
Lee Scratch Perry
Charts
REGGAE CHARTS in Sounds - September 27, 1980...
REGGAE CHARTS in Sounds - September 27, 1980...
Advert
2 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated September 28, 1968.
2 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated September 28, 1968. Which one would you attend?!
Review
REGGAE ALBUMS - Black Music & Jazz Review - September 1981...
REGGAE ALBUMS - Black Music & Jazz Review - September 1981...
Dub To One
Dillinger
Crucial Cuts From The Heart Of The Ark
Lee Scratch Perry
Advert
2 adverts in Melody Maker - September 30, 1967...
2 adverts in Melody Maker - September 30, 1967...
Presents: Black Man's Time - The Jamaican Upsetters Singles 1972 - Chapter I
Lee Scratch Perry
“ROCKERS' SOUNDS 'CROSS TOWN! HE ARRIVES at the Music Works office in Kingston quietly, on foot, no entourage, no Toyota Turbo. Anyone accustomed to the gold-teeth and coke-spoon variety of reggae supa might walk straight past this thin, unassuming dread in the brown chords and earthman shoes. Augustus Pablo belies the contemporary myth that you have to wear leatherette trousers to make good music. Music Works producer Gussie Clarke lends us his back office for the interview. We clos”
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King Tubbys Meets Rockers At 5 Cardiff Crescent, Washington Garden, Kingston
Augustus Pablo
Article
The Ethiopians - The Daily Gleaner dated October 1, 1975...
The Ethiopians - The Daily Gleaner dated October 1, 1975...
Advert
BLACKHEART MAN advert in Billboard - October 2, 1976...
50 years ago today - BLACKHEART MAN advert in Billboard - October 2, 1976...
Charts
JAMAICAN HIT PARADE in The Sunday Gleaner - October 3, 1965...
JAMAICAN HIT PARADE in The Sunday Gleaner - October 3, 1965...
Article
Rico skips The Specials show to play solo gig - NME, 4th October 1980...
Rico skips The Specials show to play solo gig - NME, 4th October 1980...
Article
Prince Buster's first fight as reported in The Daily Gleaner dated October 5, 1964...
Prince Buster's first fight as reported in The Daily Gleaner dated October 5, 1964...
Satta Dread Showcase
Wayne Jarrett
Salvation Train
Lloyd Charmers
“If you would make an attempt at telling the story in some format of Jamaican music in its initial stage, you wouldn't pass without mentioning a place called Randy's; founded by a local entrepreneur named Vincent Chin, Randy's was a studio, a distribution outfit and a popular record store situated at North Parade in Kingston, simply THE center of musical creativity in the music's most vital period from the late sixties to the mid seventies. It was here Lee Perry recorded the famous 'Soul Rebe”
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Advert
TOM, THE GREAT SEBASTIAN advert in The Daily Gleaner, October 8, 1955...
TOM, THE GREAT SEBASTIAN advert in The Daily Gleaner, October 8, 1955...
Live At Soledad Prison 1982
Black Uhuru
Article
Four-page Reggae Special in Melody Maker dated October 9, 1976...
50 years ago today! Four-page Reggae Special in Melody Maker dated October 9, 1976...
GG's Hit Disco Mixes
Various Artists
The Reggae Christmas Collection
Various Artists
Studio One Power Mix
Various Artists
Early B Meets Super Cat
Early B
Give Thanks
Roman Stewart
Article
REGGAE RUNNINGS in NME dated 10th October, 1981...
REGGAE RUNNINGS in NME dated 10th October, 1981...
By The Look In Your Eyes
Enos McLeod
Different
Dennis Bovell
Flashing Echo (The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1973, Chapter 2)
Lee Scratch Perry
Release
Wonderman Years reissued for RSD
Grammy Award Winner Lee "Scratch" Perry is known as the innovator of Reggae Dub music. Never before released on vinyl, this double LP set features the original, iconic Wonderman comic book cover art, OBI side spine, printed inner sleeves with text exclusive to this package and "…
Release
Freddie McGregor - FM (w/Natural Collie) (1982) NEW ON Soul Jazz Records
KILLER tracks throughout - absolutely essential collection of Freddie McGregor cuts from the late 70s80s. w/ the MASSIVE 'Natural Collie'! Super-ltd edn colour 180gm LP
Randy's 50th Anniversary Chapter One
Various Artists
Bring The Kouchie Come
Various Artists
Roots Rock Rebels
Various Artists
“Going into the legendary On-U studios is like a lesson in musical history for those that love UK and Jamaican roots reggae. I was welcomed at the door by Adrian, and ushered into a completely chaotic, yet calm and friendly atmosphere, with a lot of people getting on with their work in the studio. A large portrait of King Tubby in crisp white shirt, perfectly pressed suit trousers with a typically serious, dignified expression takes pride of place on the wall as an obvious sign of respect. Shrine”
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Rebel Island Soul
Various Artists
Advert
THE RASSES - NME - 22nd September, 1979...
THE RASSES - NME - 22nd September, 1979...
Interviews
THE HARDER THEY COME album review and short Dandy Livingstone interview in NME - September 23, 1972...
THE HARDER THEY COME album review and short Dandy Livingstone interview in NME - September 23, 1972...
12 Dub Classics
Various Artists
Roots Natty
Gladiators
Living For The City
Various Artists
Rockers United!
Augustus Pablo
Studio One Showcase 45
Various Artists
Advert
TRS Records STICKER PACKS AVAILABLE
STICKER PACKS AVAILABLE. If you know us we love throwing cool stickers into all our packages, and we enjoy sharing them with you. After plenty of special requests asking whether they could be...
News
Dennis Bovell awarded
I was awarded an award at Fatman Longevity Awards on Sunday in Tottenham! Thank you for the acknowledgment and appreciation 🙏🏾 #fatmansounds Flip Fatman Int Gordon
Mr. Satisfaction Vol. 1
Carl Dawkins
Auntie Melva's Workshop, Dub
Sylvan Morris
Style & Pattern
Sid Bucknor
“Coco Tea Interview by Simrete Selassie The man called Coco Tea was born in Rocky Point, Clarendon, Jamaica, on March 9, 1959. In many ways the background of this soft-spoken reggae singer is typical of many other Jamaican artists, but it is his concious lyrics and his professional manner of conducting his career that sets him above the pack. His voice is sweet, smooth and rich, just like, well, Coco Tea! He visited Los Angeles early 1989 to perform at the Reggae Explosion concert and took ti”
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Silver & Gold
Various Artists
Skinhead Shuffle
Various Artists
The Lion Dub Wise
Lloydie Slim
Soul Jamaica
Various Artists
News
We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Clifton “Jackie” Jackson.
We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Clifton “Jackie” Jackson. A true pioneer of Jamaican music, Jackson’s distinctive bass playing helped shape the sound of ska, rocksteady and reggae. His unmistakable playing can be heard on recordings by Toots and the Maytals, Jimm…
Article
KEN KHOURI - The Gleaner - September 24, 2003...
KEN KHOURI - The Gleaner - September 24, 2003...
The 80s Albums Collection
John Holt
Cheer Up Vocals & Dub
Delton Screechie
The Observer Presents Lightning And Thunder!
Various Artists
Release
Gorgon Records proudly presents ‘A Serious Thing’
Gorgon Records proudly presents ‘A Serious Thing’, a brand-new set highlighting one of Jamaica’s most unique artists, Horace ‘Sleepy’ Andy, and his best work for the predominant Jamaican record producer of the 70s, Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee, aka ‘The Hitmaker’. This beautifully package…
Eclipsed
Eclipse
Charts
100 Killer Dubplates as played by Jah Shaka
100 Killer Dubplates as played by Jah Shaka
Midnight Rock's Secret Tapes
Various Artists
Land Of Kinks
Lee Scratch Perry
People Funny Boy
Lee Scratch Perry
Advert
2 adverts in NME dated 12th September, 1981...
2 adverts in NME dated 12th September, 1981...
Sweet Harmony: 1970s Reggae Love Songs
Various Artists
“From Treasure Isle To NYC I used to hang around at Treasure Isle with Prince Buster. Although I used to listen to plenty of Studio One, I used to go anywhere that Coxsone used to go; you had King Stitt and Count Matchuki. I grow up on Studio One and Treasure Isle. What year was this? It had to be 64/65, I went to America in 1967. We know about the tune that you done with Prince Buster. There was two, one was called While I Was Walking. How old were you when you voiced that tune? Im not”
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Advert
3 adverts in NME dated 13th September, 1980...
3 adverts in NME dated 13th September, 1980...
Advert
DYNAMIC SOUNDS advert in Billboard, September 15, 1973...
DYNAMIC SOUNDS advert in Billboard, September 15, 1973...
Charts
JAMAICAN HIT PARADE - The Daily Gleaner, September 16, 1974...
JAMAICAN HIT PARADE - The Daily Gleaner, September 16, 1974...
Reggae For Lovers
Carl Bert
Presents Better Times
Lee Scratch Perry
Jah Jah Dub / Ganja
Joe White Trevor
Party Time - The Sunshot Singles 1974
Various Artists
Feel Good All Over
Various Artists
Article
THE KNIGHTS OF DUB - Melody Maker, September 17, 1977...
THE KNIGHTS OF DUB - Melody Maker, September 17, 1977...
See Them A Come
Culture
Soul Revolution Part II
Bob Marley
Article
REGGAE RUNNINGS - NME, 18th September, 1982...
REGGAE RUNNINGS - NME, 18th September, 1982...
Linval Thompson Meets Roberto Sánchez At The Ark
Linval Thompson
Jungle Lion (The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1973, Chapter I)
Lee Scratch Perry
The Ska's The Limit
Dandy Livingstone
Article
PRINCE BUSTER FIGHT DEBUT - The Daily Gleaner, September 19, 1964...
PRINCE BUSTER FIGHT DEBUT - The Daily Gleaner, September 19, 1964...
Advert
Advert in The Sunday Gleaner, September 20, 1964...
Advert in The Sunday Gleaner, September 20, 1964...